From sunflowers to starfish, symmetry appears everywhere in biology. This isn't just true for body plans -- the molecular machines keeping our cells alive are also strikingly symmetric. But why? Does… [+2498 chars]
In a recent Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids study, researchers demonstrate enhanced loss-of-function editing of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated p… [+6155 chars]
(NEXSTAR) An infant star was caught on camera throwing a “stellar tantrum,” according to the European Space Agency. The moment was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, a joint effort by NASA and… [+1674 chars]
One of the universe’s most enthralling mysteries is the existence of black holes. Nothing can pass through a black hole, not even light. In nearly every galaxy, there is a supermassive black hole tha… [+4754 chars]
Curtin researchers have recovered a freshly fallen meteorite after pinpointing its exact location on the vast Nullarbor Plain in Western Australia, with a new technique that uses a drone to collect f… [+3162 chars]
To celebrate Pi Day, NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory is serving up a series of science and engineering questions related to some of the agencys Earth and space missions. Its deliciously reliable, li… [+1871 chars]
Smart smoke detectors are one of many smart technologies entering the market for homeowners. These modern smoke detectors have more safety features than traditional smoke detectors, and many of them … [+4289 chars]
As a molecular machine found in the cells of all organisms, the ribosome is responsible for making new proteins. It reads the blueprint for a certain protein on a messenger moleculeknown as messenger… [+3532 chars]
Artists impression of a (now-disproven) candidate planet formerly thought to be orbiting the star Alpha Centauri B, which is part of the triple star system closest to Earth. (Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/N… [+6214 chars]
Zoom/ Illustration of a swarm of small black holes in a gas disk orbiting a supermassive black hole. Samsing / Niels Bohr Institute In 2019, the LIGO/VIRGO collaboration picked up a gravitational w… [+2856 chars]
Starship is the future of SpaceX. SpaceX SpaceX came into existence on March 14, 2002 and it's been busy since. The company released a whirlwind retrospective video on Monday mark its 20th anniver… [+1323 chars]
Researchers at Curtin University have recovered a meteorite in the Western Australian outback using a new drone-mounted AI scanner. The meteorite was recovered at the end of last year in the southea… [+2750 chars]
